Table 5.
Mean Prednisone Dose (Mg/Day) at Weekly Intervals During First 6 Weeks After Renal Transplantation With Passage of Time, Patients With Lost Kidneys Were Dropped From Analysis *
| Time in Weeks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 17 Thoracic-duct fistulas | 117 ± 34 (17) |
93 ± 55 (17) |
74 ± 53 (15) |
54 ± 47 (13) |
| 50 Controls | 138 ± 21 (47) |
89 ± 42 (44) |
77 ± 42 (42) |
60 ± 44 (33) |
Number of cases at each time is in parentheses.